ECONOMIST — Feb 1 — North Korea’s dictator, Mr Kim, believes there are three kinds of fool in the 21st century: smokers, the tone-deaf and the computer-illiterate. One of his young compatriots said, "Officially, our computers are mainly for educational and scientific purposes," he says, before claiming: "Chatting on our web, I also met my girlfriend." N.Korea launched a nationwide intranet in 2000. Known as Kwangmyong ("bright"), it has a browser, an e-mail programme, news groups and a search engine. Only a few thousand people are allowed direct access to the internet. FULL ARTICLE @ ECONOMIST

ECONOMIST — Feb 1 — North Korea’s dictator, Mr Kim, believes there are three kinds of fool in the 21st century: smokers, the tone-deaf and the computer-illiterate. One of his young compatriots said, "Officially, our computers are mainly for educational and scientific purposes," he says, before claiming: "Chatting on our web, I also met my girlfriend." N.Korea launched a nationwide intranet in 2000. Known as Kwangmyong ("bright"), it has a browser, an e-mail programme, news groups and a search engine. Only a few thousand people are allowed direct access to the internet. FULL ARTICLE @ ECONOMIST